Priyanka Chopra lends her voice for Disney's animated film Planes

After having made her name as an international pop star with her album In My City, Priyanka Chopra has gone ahead and lent her voice in Disney's animated film Planes. The actress has dubbed for an Indian aircraft called Ishani in the film which is a spin-off of Cars and Cars 2. Film's director Klay Hall says he became a fan of the Indian beauty after watching her in Dostana. "We decided to make India a stop on the race for two reasons: practicality the planes needed to refuel in that region of the world and aesthetics – India is a beautiful, exotic country that many of us had experienced... I became a fan of Priyanka after seeing her film," Hall said. "She's a triple threat- an actor, singer and dancer and we noticed that when she came in to record her lines, she attracted the attention of a lot of people who'd stop by to watch her in action. Priyanka exudes heart, charm and warmth, and we're incredibly blessed to have her as part of our cast," the director added. Planes is slated to release in India on 26 July (2013).